Money In Ancient China By: Amber
Earliest forms of currency in China were made of shell, animal hide, jade or satin. Somewhere between 1000 and 400 BC metal currency was developed
*Knife Money
Oldest form of hard currency in China
7 inches in length
Hold in middle of blade and hand-carved inscriptions
Coin, China
*Spade-Shaped Money
Role of agriculture was eventually brought into play during Warring States Peroid (400BC)
Issued by Emperor Wang Mang
Greater seal scrpit was introduced in reign of Emperor Xuanwang (827-782BC) of Western Zhou Dynasty
Old Chinese spade charm
*Half-liang
Qin Emperor Shihuang created system
Knife and Spade coibns were replaced with Emperor's Half-liang
Half-liang weighs 25 grams
Was round with square hold in the middle
Nickname was "Square Hole Brother"
Gold coins, ancient Chinese coins
*Zhi Coin
Coins are round with square hole in the middle
Had title of Emperor's reign on them
Feng Huo coins were circulated in the Later Zhao Kingdom
*Paper Currency
1st bank notes appeared in China
1455 paper money dissappeared for several hundred years
*Wu Shu (5 unit) Coin
Introduced during reign of the Emperor Wudi in 118BC
Inscription introduced during reign of Qin Emperor Shihuang of Qin Dynasty
Hourglass shape character is early form of character for 5
By: Amber
Earliest forms of currency in China were made of shell, animal hide, jade or satin. Somewhere between 1000 and 400 BC metal currency was developed
*Knife Money
*Spade-Shaped Money
*Half-liang
*Zhi Coin
*Paper Currency
*Wu Shu (5 unit) Coin
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http://primaltrek.com/spade.html
http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/chinahist/yuan.html